|| money doesn’t grow on trees

–MG Red Frame Kai is looking better and better, and this is coming from someone who initially dismissed it as a recolour. |D; For the record, I took a closer look at the pics after the initial news and noticed enough differences between Blue Frame and this kit which negate my earlier impression. One of my biggest pet peeves is reading people bash stuff even before they’ve been released, so I try not to do that myself. Firstly, 26 runners!! Blue Frame only had 13 runners, so where are the other 13 from? Maybe 1 runner for the plated blade, 1 runner [or 2?] for the sheaths and hilts, 1 for the customized display base. And display base – customized too, on top of that! Well, for 5,250Y, they had better included a display base. xD Also, sexier slimmer legs!

–MG Exia Trans-Am Mode: 6,090Y!! What is this?? I’ll admit that the colour looks really pretty, especially that pink blade, and from what little I can glean from the description on HappinetOnline, there’s something about the GN-Drive in Trans-Am mode and red. Hrrmm. :||| Sorry, Exia, as much as I love your design, I really don’t need another Trans-Am colour kit…pass!

–MG Unicorn OVA ver SP Pack. Price went up by about 500 yen ahaha…this one is also another giant MG, at 25 runners, though I suspect that the display cage probably takes up a good number of runners. I’m also expecting that the double beam gatling may be included for this SP Pack. The SP version costs more than 2000Y than the normal version, so just including a display cage for that price is kind of meek. Also, it looks like they’ve apparently worked on improving articulation and joints! Time will tell if this MG is a big step-up from the Ver Ka version.

–HGUC ReZEL (Commander Unit). The time Bandai takes between churning out variation kits is getting shorter and shorter. XD Same for Figurise Super Saiyan.

–HG 1/144 00 Gundam Seven Sword/G. The kit that I have been waiting for even before 00 Raiser showed up. Trans-Am Raiser’s CB base was meant for a 00/7S kit, but 00R kits and Robot Damashii 7S came and went without any sign of a 7S kit. I had been expecting a 1/100 kit because Avalanche Exia got my hopes up, but I’m more than happy to settle for a HG 1/144. The lack of clarification on whether the blades are going to come as clear green worries me though. Cherudim had nice clear blue parts, but all the 00R kits didn’t get any clear blue. Meh.. Also, 00/7S G technically can’t activate Trans-Am mode since one of its GN Drives has been replaced by a GN storage unit. The kit comes with 2 GN Drives, but 00 on its own = unstable Trans-Am mode, so hopefully this means we’re spared from recolours… XD

-Not in the post, but the Piplup Pokepla line interests me! In this Pokemon-collecting community on LiveJournal, I’ve seen a number of the Lugia and Cyndaquil-line Pokepla, and both lines received good feedback, so I’m looking forward to picking one up for the Piplup line. I don’t think the kits will pose much of a challenge, but that’s fine with me – big projects are fun, but so are the small ones! Zoids+Gundam may be an unrealisable dream, but at the very least, I can fulfill another dream which combines two franchises I love very much. xD

The MG Gundam kits are getting more and more expensive, but they also come with more and more parts. 25, 26 runners is comparable to PG Strike’s number of runners. Good thing or bad?

In any case, MG Red Frame Kai is giving me some idea as to how a MG 00R might look like. I’d love a customized base, for one; otherwise I don’t think they’ll include more weapons. Doing so would be mirroring what the PG already comes with. Bandai’s ingenious when it comes to making people part with their money, so they’ll find a way to make the MG kit look enticing even to me. xP If by some miracle they include 7S parts with MG 00R, I will be very weak and susceptible to the kit’s poisoning! x_x

Anyway, out of all the awesome releases planned up to March, I just have 2 items on my to-get list. I’ve had enough of getting milked by Bandai so I’m moving on to buying stuff from GSC LOL. Best to control ‘population growth’ in this house – you know, limited resources and all…

Yeah, I know the MG Blue Frame comes with an action base, and I’m sure Red Frame will also come with the same base, but what about the ‘customized display base’ they were talking about? Can’t help but think that it’s for the whole Gundam instead of just the Tactical Arms. I may be wrong but it’s just a thought. XD

Goodness. I only understand your post title. Earning money is tough. Digesting those MGs were difficult for me. It’s like reading some thesis paper. ;p
So, what does MG stand for anyway? Sorry for the ignorance. I guess I’m worse than newbie. HAHA.

Man, the price for the MG trans-am exia is a killer… This is the not the inigtion mode rite? You could almost buy 2 regular MG exias for that price…
And 26 runners for Red frame?? That’s alot! Maybe the red frame will have something else extra included??

Red frame looks pretty good, i like how he looks more than Blue frame. double the runners?! maybe its just separate runner with like ony two pieces on em? lol …Exia trans am, whats up with the price O_O …ReZEL is one “happy” mobile suit Lol :P

im still planning to get OO/7s, even after seeing him in that pic i wonder how he can move, very bulky with all those swords! lol pokepla + gunpla, animal and machine, very nice!

Red Frame – now comes with two more swords for the sword-loving gunotas!! As for the runners, I’m wondering the same thing myself! I guess the plated blades will come together on one runner, don’t know if the gold parts for the hilt are also plated but maybe they can come on another runner…oh, and maybe 2 display bases on two runners, now what could the other 9 runners come with? XDDD

I’ll admit to being one of those people who have no self control…best way to avoid getting milked big time – play the waiting game. Lesson learnt! In all seriousness, I really don’t mind Bandai’s way of doing things; the variations get a little annoying but it’s really up to me whether I want to spend on them or not.

I was really close to getting the Ver Ka myself, but held off because of the price and the complaints of the seeming fragility of the kit. XD As for the Red Frame, go for it! If you like the mech, little else matters.

This is the first time I’ve heard someone say they’d like more focus on 00 kits. XDD True though, they need more 1/100 kits that isn’t Exia or 00. And I myself need more UC kits for my collection…no doubt Bandai’s attention will shift back to UC with Gundam Unicorn OVA.

I’ve come really close to buying gunpla kits without knowing their background and story, but I’ve managed to avoid that. I think it’s more fun to build a mech when I know about its story and the likes anyway.

Not really fond of SEED/Destiny, but I still really like a number of their mechs. XD Except for the SEED Vs Astray line…

The MG Astray Red Frame Kai is on my radar for sure. Gotta have those katanas. The MG Unicorn OVA SP shama lama ding dong ver. I’m watching. Only if it addresses the issues the original Unicorn had, as well as comes with at least 1 Gatling gun, then I’ll consider it.

As far as the rising number of runners is concerned, I’d like to think that providing double runners as well as an increasing number of small runners may have something to do with that.

Looks like Bandai did themselves a big service by including those katanas. XD Same here, I’ll also be watching for WIPs and reviews of the MG Unicorn! I’ve wanted a Unicorn kit for a while, but I want to be more careful this time.

That’s very possible, though I wonder if it’s really cheaper for Bandai to produce so many small runners instead of a few big ones. o.O And many runners = bigger box needed.

Ngee Khiong just revealed some new info about the MG Unicorn OVA Ver. SP Pack and MG Exia Trans-Am Ver. Unicorn indeed has a cage to resemble its first appearance. Looks like a major space hog. While Exia has 2 red LED units. I never wanted this Exia anyway, I refuse to fall into Bandai’s trap. And I’m forgetting about the SP Pack. Have no space for that at all =|

Very fancy cage there..it’s going to take up a good number of runners for sure. No signs of gatlings [yet?]. Looks like I’ll be joining you and skipping that too. XD As for Trans-Am Exia, no comment, no comment… u_u Red LED sounds wicked though.

MG Red Frame and the new MG Unicorn looks really promising! Well Red frame since it’s red frame..I mean come on who doesn’t like a gundam with katanas right? xD and Unicorn with better articulation? count me in! I’m really wondering what the extra runners for red frame are, do we get the mars jacket too?!

If it has twice the number of runners blue frame had then doesn’t that mean we get 2 gundams in that sense? LOL

And now we know why MG Astray Gundam Red Frame Kai costs more than the Blue Frame: It’s a part of the MG Clear Parts Campaign 2, meaning we get an extra runner of clear parts that you probably won’t use. Anniversaries are the perfect excuse to charge more aren’t they?